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help america but as you say in the end the decisions will be made in washington and the question for obama will be the balance between on the one hand the growing unpopularity and seeming hopelessness of the war but on the other hand of course the aid the damage to his administration which would come from the appearance or the reality of an obvious defeat and secondly the fact that while the and as a senior american general said to me not long ago while the american armed forces may not know what they're fighting for in afghanistan they know what they're fighting against and what they're fighting against is once again the appearance of defeat they are desperate not to repeat the experience of the at them from that point of view and my sense is that the american armed forces will be willing to fight on for a very long time to avoid that perception and that they may well be able to drag the administration with them willy nilly. at least until the point comes where they believe either that the the karzai administration or more properly the afghan national army can fight shall we say to the ex
help america but as you say in the end the decisions will be made in washington and the question for obama will be the balance between on the one hand the growing unpopularity and seeming hopelessness of the war but on the other hand of course the aid the damage to his administration which would come from the appearance or the reality of an obvious defeat and secondly the fact that while the and as a senior american general said to me not long ago while the american armed forces may not know...
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say it suggests that there was in fact no overlap between obama's policy and this material in fact obama's policy came into said prefer sed and this material carries through in fact to the end of the year you've said that the under reporting of civilian casualties starts at the bottom with the sort of cullman soldiery and that really no policy change at the top is going to filter down into that what do you think could make a difference it's extremely hard situation the answer is not. for all western forces will i suffer members to. going to mars. because that would lead to a power vacuum and so on but i mean the answer is probably a staged withdrawal. making agreements between the taliban and the afghan government as that stage is drawing continue so i predict it will be a continuation of the civil war and what he wants forces of stepney some kind of equilibrium that we will see an increase towards peace and has done is to gain from the release of all this information where the afghan people i mean that is their country and this is the history of their country and if they are to effectivel
say it suggests that there was in fact no overlap between obama's policy and this material in fact obama's policy came into said prefer sed and this material carries through in fact to the end of the year you've said that the under reporting of civilian casualties starts at the bottom with the sort of cullman soldiery and that really no policy change at the top is going to filter down into that what do you think could make a difference it's extremely hard situation the answer is not. for all...
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be talking about a negotiated peace when at the same time the obama administration or enormous pressure is being pressured to actually leave the region and leave it in not on the same level of where troops are and security forces are just and lowered and moved back how can you do both at the same time. well i think you have to be careful not to repeat the mistakes of the past and that is to have a very precipitate it would draw which is what has informed a lot of the cajun is and the caution on the part of the pakistanis that as happened after the the the soviet withdrawal from afghanistan that the americans after having helped pakistan would do enjoy being in and installed a government in kabul basically took off in the middle of the night. that is unlikely to happen this time i think another thing that one needs to be careful about is that pakistan may or may not have some kind of a relationship with the taliban but pakistan has never historically been able to control the taliban. when they were in power initially or when they're out out of power and and seeking refuge in distant part
be talking about a negotiated peace when at the same time the obama administration or enormous pressure is being pressured to actually leave the region and leave it in not on the same level of where troops are and security forces are just and lowered and moved back how can you do both at the same time. well i think you have to be careful not to repeat the mistakes of the past and that is to have a very precipitate it would draw which is what has informed a lot of the cajun is and the caution on...
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president obama meets with israeei prime minister benjamin not to get to which is followed by today's "washington journal." >> book-tv continues in primetime tonight with a focus on economic issues. mohammad yunis writes about his efforts to expand social business. onalso have mario bartoiromo living in these times. that is all this week of cspan 2. for a snapshot of washington and the 111th congress, the cspan congressional directory is a reference guide to every member of the house and senate, the president's cabinet, the supreme court and the rest at your fingertips on line at c- span.org/store. elizabeth's queen addressed the united states -- united nations general assembly. this was kerfs first speech at the un since 1957. she taught to read curbing terrorism and addressing climate change. this is 20 minutes. >> please rise. [applause] [no audio] [no audio] >> the meeting of the general assembly is called to order. this afternoon, we will hear an addrees by her majesty queen elizabeth ii on the occasion of her visit to the united nations. allow me, your majesty, to have a short s
president obama meets with israeei prime minister benjamin not to get to which is followed by today's "washington journal." >> book-tv continues in primetime tonight with a focus on economic issues. mohammad yunis writes about his efforts to expand social business. onalso have mario bartoiromo living in these times. that is all this week of cspan 2. for a snapshot of washington and the 111th congress, the cspan congressional directory is a reference guide to every member of the...
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angela merkel indeed shared jokes about paul the psychic world cup octopus and buggers with barack obama but amid the smiles they did get some business done too with dozens of agreements signed our correspondent daniel bushell's been following the story. in the windy city of where you could get was very much a case of the madrid if and merkel show if you like is the su country's leaders roths more of their personal strong relationship really highlights the countries to excellent relationship at the moment historically delivered to agree to the chatted with mr medvedev influence russian he with her off to a top local restaurant where they enjoyed off to perth but later promised it was not all the old people who predicted that germany would lose in the semifinal over the world cup now there was talk of a trio of world leaders who would looking leaders barack obama to reach madrid if i call a tro that lead to troika if you like moving the world forward on security and defense issues with food as the unifying force let's listen in but i assure you money and let me draw your attention to the
angela merkel indeed shared jokes about paul the psychic world cup octopus and buggers with barack obama but amid the smiles they did get some business done too with dozens of agreements signed our correspondent daniel bushell's been following the story. in the windy city of where you could get was very much a case of the madrid if and merkel show if you like is the su country's leaders roths more of their personal strong relationship really highlights the countries to excellent relationship at...
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the judge in this courthouse behind me agreed with president obama today, that when it comes to america's borders and the people who cross them, it is the federal government who gets to call the shots. not arizona. >> reporter: there are more than a dozen parts to this new law, but today's injunction blocks the four most potent and controversy. those that make it a state crime to live and work in arizona without immigration papers. and those that require arizona cops to stop and check the status of anyone "reasonably suspicious" of being here illegally. >> by no means is the battle over. the next step will be a review in the united states court of appeals and ultimately, likely to the supreme court. >> reporter: the ruling comes from judge susan bolton, a clinton appointee, who in ten years on the federal bench earned a reputation for being meticulous and objective. she writes that "there is a substantial likelihood that officers will wrongfully arrest legal resident aliens under the new law," and the surge in stops and arrests would "divert resources from the federal government's other r
the judge in this courthouse behind me agreed with president obama today, that when it comes to america's borders and the people who cross them, it is the federal government who gets to call the shots. not arizona. >> reporter: there are more than a dozen parts to this new law, but today's injunction blocks the four most potent and controversy. those that make it a state crime to live and work in arizona without immigration papers. and those that require arizona cops to stop and check the...
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president obama will visit "the view" to talk about his administration's accomplishments, the economy and the gulf oil spill. the interview will tape on wednesday and air on thursday. barbara walters has been off the show since she had heart valve replacement surgery but will return for the interview. >> i guess though don't trust whoopi. >> up next, the "nightly news," the hit movie that has people wondering what their dreams really mean. >> thanks for joining us. we'll see at 6 is soft on cats. but deadly on fleas. so ask your veterinarian r ntadfovave the flea specialist, for effective, but gentle flea control.
president obama will visit "the view" to talk about his administration's accomplishments, the economy and the gulf oil spill. the interview will tape on wednesday and air on thursday. barbara walters has been off the show since she had heart valve replacement surgery but will return for the interview. >> i guess though don't trust whoopi. >> up next, the "nightly news," the hit movie that has people wondering what their dreams really mean. >> thanks for...
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now president obama's urging the u.s. senate to pass an extension of benefits for unemployed americans he's criticizing republicans for attempting to block the bill and deny help to millions after years of championing policies that turned a record surplus into a massive deficit the same people who didn't have any problems spending hundreds of billions of dollars on tax breaks for the wealthiest americans are now saying we shouldn't offer relief to middle class americans like jim or leslie or denise who really need help. and the proposed bill expands the deadline for filing for unemployment benefits to the end of november the move will cost thirty three billion dollars in additional deficit spending republicans are concerned about the expense and say any extension of benefits should be offset by spending cuts but some americans see the dispute as a political battle for power it's very obvious this is a situation where the government has to be proactive to try to stimulate the economy and to try to generate jobs and they ha
now president obama's urging the u.s. senate to pass an extension of benefits for unemployed americans he's criticizing republicans for attempting to block the bill and deny help to millions after years of championing policies that turned a record surplus into a massive deficit the same people who didn't have any problems spending hundreds of billions of dollars on tax breaks for the wealthiest americans are now saying we shouldn't offer relief to middle class americans like jim or leslie or...
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aids foundation is asking well obama's new strategy is mostly focused on the domestic side h.i.b. and a and for the first time the u.s. national aids plan specifically targets gay and bisexual men and. ron simmons who is black gay and h.i.v. positive says targeting risk groups is actually a good thing and more efficient he has a support group for gay child the positive black man. or. because. i had done all this stuff you know what. i thought of. when i found out. while acknowledging lifestyle has a great deal to do with hiv diagnosis ron says people should avoid social stigma we think the people from the. fall. don't get. sick that's not important how you guys think the fact is that but some scientists say that dealing with how it's contracted remains the key to its prevention going to check on our t. washington d.c. . well we're now returning to afghanistan and the international conference taking place in kabul and as a container screen russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has addressed no it's less now is it and that was in a communique of the forum which today the documents
aids foundation is asking well obama's new strategy is mostly focused on the domestic side h.i.b. and a and for the first time the u.s. national aids plan specifically targets gay and bisexual men and. ron simmons who is black gay and h.i.v. positive says targeting risk groups is actually a good thing and more efficient he has a support group for gay child the positive black man. or. because. i had done all this stuff you know what. i thought of. when i found out. while acknowledging lifestyle...
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and barack obama. tries that learned to troika to solve global security and defense issues with food as a unifying force let's listen in. to any money and let me draw your attention to the fact that germany is number one on the list of russia's partners we have a long time relations which has not been spoiled even by difficult chapters in our history. when it comes to russia and germany has relations with other countries it's not like in school where you have just one friend we can have many friends germany and russia have their own issues they're completely different in nature to translate into problems it's useful for us to be able to discuss them together the room for dialogue doesn't exist in the same degree with president obama as it does between us but the u.s. relationship is still very important and i think president also would like to retaliate that this conference is no way should signalize a bad relationship with president obama in the well we have two options either the three of us going to
and barack obama. tries that learned to troika to solve global security and defense issues with food as a unifying force let's listen in. to any money and let me draw your attention to the fact that germany is number one on the list of russia's partners we have a long time relations which has not been spoiled even by difficult chapters in our history. when it comes to russia and germany has relations with other countries it's not like in school where you have just one friend we can have many...
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able to discuss them together the room for dialogue doesn't exist in the same degree with president obama as a does between us but the u.s. relationship is still very important and i think president medvedev also would like to reiterate that this conference is no way should signalize a bad relationship with president obama. well we have two options either the three of us go and eat some hamburgers or we'd rather treat our friend barack obama to some kind of european cuisine. as i am as i think the burger will taste best for me . well there are also it takes about paul the psychic world cup activists predicting that germany's defeat made their decisions in the mystic among us because the brother had been served up for dinner the night before but i made the smile party leaders did get some business deal with tech firm siemens among a number of agreements germany has agreed to provide russia with a range of technology including trains and wind turbines. a state of emergency has been declared in central russia where a severe drought his ravaging crops the devastating dry spell is turning norm
able to discuss them together the room for dialogue doesn't exist in the same degree with president obama as a does between us but the u.s. relationship is still very important and i think president medvedev also would like to reiterate that this conference is no way should signalize a bad relationship with president obama. well we have two options either the three of us go and eat some hamburgers or we'd rather treat our friend barack obama to some kind of european cuisine. as i am as i think...
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. >> today was a big day for the obama administration. the president let it show. >> because of this reform, the american people will not be asked to foot the bill for wall street's mistakes. there will be no more tax under -- tax funded bailout by the people. >> they are tightening the reins on banks and lending institutions. after a year of rising in rewriting, three republicans joined the democrats in pushing it through. it was 2300 pages. >> the report is agreed to. >> we are giving taxpayers the strongest protection they have ever had. we are giving wall street the strongest oversight it has ever had. not to stifle it but safeguard us. >> it creates a new agency designed to protect consumers and their dealings with banks and credit-card companies. it gives new power to the government to wind down failing financial firms before their problems rippled into the wider economy. it regulates derivatives, the complex financial deals that contributed so much to the recession. the republican leadership fought it until the end. >> as credit ti
. >> today was a big day for the obama administration. the president let it show. >> because of this reform, the american people will not be asked to foot the bill for wall street's mistakes. there will be no more tax under -- tax funded bailout by the people. >> they are tightening the reins on banks and lending institutions. after a year of rising in rewriting, three republicans joined the democrats in pushing it through. it was 2300 pages. >> the report is agreed to....
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able to discuss them together the room for dialogue doesn't exist in the same degree with president obama as it does between us but the u.s. relationship is still very important and i think president medvedev also would like to read to read that this conference is no way should signalize about relationship with president obama. well we have two options either the three of us going to need some hamburgers we'd rather treat our friend barack obama to some kind of european grizzlies could design as i think the burger will taste best for me. so after all john siemens of germany really takes all of russia's modernization in boxes today a place to join russia silicon valley a joint new project being built on the outskirts of moscow it will also modernize washes train system its trains which are outdated and yet crucial to the country really relies on its trains a lot of parts of the country and thirdly wind turbines will build wind turbines an eco drive in a country which is also trying to become more environmentally friendly the other big issue was iran of great wall concern at the moment as i
able to discuss them together the room for dialogue doesn't exist in the same degree with president obama as it does between us but the u.s. relationship is still very important and i think president medvedev also would like to read to read that this conference is no way should signalize about relationship with president obama. well we have two options either the three of us going to need some hamburgers we'd rather treat our friend barack obama to some kind of european grizzlies could design...
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it all comes out of the bible really like the grave a sin that obama could commit is to say that we are not a judeo christian country you know somehow though that's passed on as natural and conservatives are really best trying to slip that under the table because in the past it would have been the fact that he's black the living crazy but these days the g.o.p. wants to look like they're the party that champions diversity the party there's a black man is chairman of the r n c no matter how many are saying michael steele maybe and they've even except it bobby jindal and indian governor in the state of louisiana and now in nikki haley south asian woman to south in south carolina but that is they've only accepted these two people because they change their religions to fit in with american politics jindal always raise hindu then converted to catholicism haley's a sikh who became evangelical and now likes to pretend that it's always been that way. well now i think you have heard from a lot of people that you're not a christian and i really don't believe that in one ear if at a record straight
it all comes out of the bible really like the grave a sin that obama could commit is to say that we are not a judeo christian country you know somehow though that's passed on as natural and conservatives are really best trying to slip that under the table because in the past it would have been the fact that he's black the living crazy but these days the g.o.p. wants to look like they're the party that champions diversity the party there's a black man is chairman of the r n c no matter how many...
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not obama nomics of you know more spending more debt and fewer jobs and that's really you know one side of the puzzle but then you look and there's these other areas of spending that the government doesn't have the political will to touch and you know to be fair yes this deficit is a record deficit but the school of thought that believes during economic tough times the government has to run a deficit to make up for what is not happening in the private economy that that's what needs to happen the government has to spend more the government has to cut taxes and during good times you're supposed to run a surplus where this kind of got messed up was during the clinton administration they did run a surplus during good times during the bush administration there was a lot of borrowing. there was a lot of spending that's when the deficit started climbing and that was still during good times so then when the deficit got handed over to obama it was nine point two percent of g.d.p. which is the nation's output which is very high now and worse than our interests and now yeah i had a tough position
not obama nomics of you know more spending more debt and fewer jobs and that's really you know one side of the puzzle but then you look and there's these other areas of spending that the government doesn't have the political will to touch and you know to be fair yes this deficit is a record deficit but the school of thought that believes during economic tough times the government has to run a deficit to make up for what is not happening in the private economy that that's what needs to happen...
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going to be pulling out what is the future prospects for nato in afghanistan and is it in line with obama's policy of wanting to increase nato forces in the country welcome to conferences they can please just to the ago and if in confidence as shown every new strong commitment by informational community by all over the country being present there were seventy kountry organization president there with renewed that commitment as for the airlines that has been unequivocal commitment to stay as the sake of the general says as along to take to finish the job which does not mean that. the size of eyes of today would be the same in the year to come does mean that we docked our posture to this situation will our main engagement today is in helping the afghan security forces to become musts and of their own security of their own future in the was an important element of the transition which mean. on a ship of the process security governance of the own to the african government with the support that would be made but does not mean. let's go home and all has been said clearly it's just a process of tr
going to be pulling out what is the future prospects for nato in afghanistan and is it in line with obama's policy of wanting to increase nato forces in the country welcome to conferences they can please just to the ago and if in confidence as shown every new strong commitment by informational community by all over the country being present there were seventy kountry organization president there with renewed that commitment as for the airlines that has been unequivocal commitment to stay as the...
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. >>> a government watchdog is criticizing the way the obama administration handled part of the auto bailout. a report says the treasury department failed to consider the job losses from general motors and chrysler to shut downing the dealerships. however, the treasury says its actions avoided a potentially catastrophic collapse. >>> and ford is looking to revive suv sales with a new fuel-efficient explorer. t"the wall street journal" is revealing that unvill unveil a vehicle later this month. it made the vehicle significantly lighter and a smaller engine. gas prices are soared a few years ago. >>> at the movies a dream opening weekend for the latest leonardo dicaprio movie. "inception." the movie is about a dream that sneaks into people's dreams. "despicable me" opened second. >> when we come back on this monday, the latest on zsa zsa gabor, she's having major surgery to >>> and the golf season's major championship goes to a south african on a very significant day fo e'll be >>> a state of emergency has been declared in eastern kentucky after flash flooding killed at least two peopl
. >>> a government watchdog is criticizing the way the obama administration handled part of the auto bailout. a report says the treasury department failed to consider the job losses from general motors and chrysler to shut downing the dealerships. however, the treasury says its actions avoided a potentially catastrophic collapse. >>> and ford is looking to revive suv sales with a new fuel-efficient explorer. t"the wall street journal" is revealing that unvill unveil...
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presidt obama, ter th, d change the strategy in afghanistan therefore, this is irrelevant, the lead from wikileaks. >> thank you very much for that update from washington. >> the eu foreign ministers have approved a tough package of sanctions aimed at convincing iran to stop developing its nuclear program. the sanctions target iran's oil and gas industries, which are key elements of the country's economy. it includes a ban on eu companies selling energy roduction equipment to iran. >> finding consensus is not always easy for eu foreign ministers. but on monday, they should resolve to get to run back to the negotiating table. the decision to -- to get tehran back to the negotiating book. >> the european union stands together in sending a strong signal to the iranian leadership. we are asking tehran to return to dialogue and cooperation and to turn off the road leading to nuclear armament. >> the eu underlined that the sanctions are designed to put pressure on the iranian leadership, not the civilian population the sanctions tight restrictions on trade, transportation, and finance. a ban o
presidt obama, ter th, d change the strategy in afghanistan therefore, this is irrelevant, the lead from wikileaks. >> thank you very much for that update from washington. >> the eu foreign ministers have approved a tough package of sanctions aimed at convincing iran to stop developing its nuclear program. the sanctions target iran's oil and gas industries, which are key elements of the country's economy. it includes a ban on eu companies selling energy roduction equipment to iran....
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there was a similar scene on the south lawn late today as president obama marked the 20th anniversary. by the way, first lady michelle obama is planning a mother-daughter trip to spain next week with 9-year-old sasha. older daughter malia will be at summer camp. her husband, the president, will be at home where he will turn 49 next wednesday. >>> in another birthday in the news, mick jagger turned 67 today, and the rolling stones are denying a british newspaper report that their next tour is their farewell tour. their combined age, by the way, 265. when the current tour concludes, drummer charlie watts will turn 70, but really what else are they going to do with their time at this point? >>> back in a moment after a break with our making a difference report. what better way is there to thank them for all they have given? via's great new taste? today is your tasty lucky day! sure, why not? isn't this the yogurt that, you know... helps regulate your digestive system. ooh, i think i'll pass. no, no, no! trust me. it is beyond tasty. okay! mmm! wow! i can't believe it, i love it! mmm, thi
there was a similar scene on the south lawn late today as president obama marked the 20th anniversary. by the way, first lady michelle obama is planning a mother-daughter trip to spain next week with 9-year-old sasha. older daughter malia will be at summer camp. her husband, the president, will be at home where he will turn 49 next wednesday. >>> in another birthday in the news, mick jagger turned 67 today, and the rolling stones are denying a british newspaper report that their next...
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immigration pollcy unner the obama administration. pplet'sstart with the lawsuit announced yesterday. hhw does this plan to the administration's overall policy pptoward emigratio!!immigration. guest::the administration is trying to show they are serious, wanting to move against the arizona law, wanting the courts to stop it from going into affect. they argue thaa there are constitutional issues. host: could have cooe to some sort of terms to workktogether on something like this? it seems thii is more of a turf battle over who will do the enforcement, rather than addressing the question of the need for nforcement. guest: i think there is some compromise possible. it is hard to see that here. the state wanted to do something. it had overwhelming suppoot in the state. the obama administration has a different opinion. it is tough to find compromise%% with that. host: one of your pieces earlier from the tennessee paper, what is to try to get there? guest: many people would say that we have to start enforcing the law first. lee's stop talki
immigration pollcy unner the obama administration. pplet'sstart with the lawsuit announced yesterday. hhw does this plan to the administration's overall policy pptoward emigratio!!immigration. guest::the administration is trying to show they are serious, wanting to move against the arizona law, wanting the courts to stop it from going into affect. they argue thaa there are constitutional issues. host: could have cooe to some sort of terms to workktogether on something like this? it seems thii...
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barack obama's tough stance against b.p. they accuse the u.s. of hypocrisy saying that we do as is from slate be polluting it's environment but ignores mistakes by its companies abroad if this is not double standards what are double standards there in your own country in your own backyard who want to hold a corporation responsible for the accident and for the environmental damages you believe was above the law to demand the price that needs to be paid you've been told the company liable but the media where you really are where thousands have died and have continued to suffer because of. the american government can be as callous as to say we are very happy with this decision and we are glad that the matter is now over the after effects of the world's worst industrial disaster are still taking their tool by its community have daily reminders of the tragedy that happened here twenty five years ago but with no one willing to take responsibility it's a fight for accountability and justice the survivors won't give up on god and seeing r.t. or bought n
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it was rather interesting that two months ago president obama had a meeting at the white house. he asked to be advised on what are the elders saying but ironically he asked the military and the n.s.a. to do that. i would like to have had a skype. >> charlie: he asked people in washington what the elders were saying and the people who knew what the elders were saying was -- >> ironically, the military. a month later, a copycat meeting june 2nd to 4th where president hamid karzai summoned about 1,800 elders to kabul called the peace jurga. he was asking the elders their consensus on the process of how to stabilize and rebuild -- or how to stabilize the country. so it's been only very recently that the elders have been involved. the other things the elders are saying is "we want education." they also -- there is also differences. some elders from, like, rizgan process and rizguristan want to be armed. other provinces are not asking for arms. there is mostly the message from kabul and the u.s. government we are want going to rearm the locals. >> charlie: general petraeus seems to be
it was rather interesting that two months ago president obama had a meeting at the white house. he asked to be advised on what are the elders saying but ironically he asked the military and the n.s.a. to do that. i would like to have had a skype. >> charlie: he asked people in washington what the elders were saying and the people who knew what the elders were saying was -- >> ironically, the military. a month later, a copycat meeting june 2nd to 4th where president hamid karzai...
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ever been ok will you say that in large part it's not only the bureaucracy on the federal jobs that obama has created it's also the corporate jobs but in that case and because a lot of people are criticizing obama right now because they're saying that he's building up the federal workforce to such an extent that it's creating this this federal bubble that won't always exist so if it's the corporate bubble the private bubbles that better. no i. can tell excellent point the the two bubbles that i'm concerned about in d.c. that are driving the employment rate and neither one of which was discussed and in politico or has been largely discussed anywhere except in today's washington times washington post front page article on our won this huge national security bubble that as erupted since nine eleven with thousands tens of thousands of people in d.c. in jobs that literally did not exist the year that george bush was sworn into office and very well paid jobs at that i can say i know one of you know one of my nieces is one of those people in the well so it was jobs and the second is the lobbying
ever been ok will you say that in large part it's not only the bureaucracy on the federal jobs that obama has created it's also the corporate jobs but in that case and because a lot of people are criticizing obama right now because they're saying that he's building up the federal workforce to such an extent that it's creating this this federal bubble that won't always exist so if it's the corporate bubble the private bubbles that better. no i. can tell excellent point the the two bubbles that...
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i think it's noble to defend obama-care. but the truth is, it's ignited a disdain for the expansion of the federal government. and it's not just among tea partiers. there's a lot of attention paid to them. the abc-"post" poll has the former coalition calling themselves independents. >> george? >> i think that's absolutely right. the country is not saying we like republicans. they're saying we don't like the current agenda. and the republicans are standing there. they are the alternative. >> we have a public in the midst of high unemployment that wants less spending. that was not predicted by this administration. it was certainly counter to what liberals normally call for. counter to what worked for fdr. we can talk about what happened in the great depression, george. but the fact is that i think if unemployment weren't so bad, right now, people would feel a lot better about obama care and the stimulus packages. but the problem is. as long as unemployment is up, the public is not going to appreciate the president's handling o
i think it's noble to defend obama-care. but the truth is, it's ignited a disdain for the expansion of the federal government. and it's not just among tea partiers. there's a lot of attention paid to them. the abc-"post" poll has the former coalition calling themselves independents. >> george? >> i think that's absolutely right. the country is not saying we like republicans. they're saying we don't like the current agenda. and the republicans are standing there. they are...
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president barack obama has criticized it as misguided, but polls show a broad majority of americans favor the legislation. pakistan has declared a national day of mourning for victims of a plane crash near islamabad. all 152 people on board were killed. the airbus was operated by air blue and was flying to the capital. it went down in the hills surrounding islamabad. >> friends and relatives of the passengers gathered at the airport in islamabad, and to sleep awaiting information on the fate of their loved ones. the message could hold good news or bad. >> my older brother was coming on this flight. we have no further information. his name is on the passenger list. >> the wreckage of the plane is scattered across the hills. witnesses say the wing of brushed treetops before the crash. investigators have recovered the plaintiff flight recorder. search efforts have been hampered by burning wreckage and bad weather. military helicopters are helping comb the area, but the hills are covered with thick clouds and the steady rain as of the time of the crash. there is speculation the weather may ha
president barack obama has criticized it as misguided, but polls show a broad majority of americans favor the legislation. pakistan has declared a national day of mourning for victims of a plane crash near islamabad. all 152 people on board were killed. the airbus was operated by air blue and was flying to the capital. it went down in the hills surrounding islamabad. >> friends and relatives of the passengers gathered at the airport in islamabad, and to sleep awaiting information on the...
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against cuba has been in force for more than sixty years and has been called a failed policy by president obama many believe it's led by a rational cold war attitudes causing hardship for citizens on the island despite accusations of dictatorship under oppression the cuban leadership still enjoys popularity throughout the world they send other topics are discussed in the bells cross-talk naughty. far as iraq is that they feel cows are in great either i assure them that the same. people who believe that stabbing was a great leader fidel castro you know it is you know right you know i think it's very funny it's very funny what you see because you spent the world me excuse me frank you made an accusation i'm going to react to it ok you know you're living in a bubble most of the world did myers fidel castro for good reasons wrong reasons and you know that's not a debate that we're going to have go oh yes well. i should tell castro is very positive in the world ok i know you don't like that i'm not in cuba i read and maybe not but. you know i know that's actually if i hear what you say how do you kn
against cuba has been in force for more than sixty years and has been called a failed policy by president obama many believe it's led by a rational cold war attitudes causing hardship for citizens on the island despite accusations of dictatorship under oppression the cuban leadership still enjoys popularity throughout the world they send other topics are discussed in the bells cross-talk naughty. far as iraq is that they feel cows are in great either i assure them that the same. people who...
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during my visit in new york, i said i would rather talk to president obama. after the election of mr. obama, i sent a message. on this occasion, the meeting, we said we would support changes. we are ready to help. >> reporter: i asked him, could that be in new york at the u.n. in september? the president's reply "god willing." richard roth, cbs news, tehran. >> couric: and coming up next here on the "cbs evening news", b.p.'s big shake-up. the controversial british c.e.o. is on his way out. an american may be on his way in. [ male announcer ] if you have type 2 diabetes, you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help reduce after meal blood sugar spikes and may help reduce high morning blood sugar. [ male announcer ] onglyza should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic k
during my visit in new york, i said i would rather talk to president obama. after the election of mr. obama, i sent a message. on this occasion, the meeting, we said we would support changes. we are ready to help. >> reporter: i asked him, could that be in new york at the u.n. in september? the president's reply "god willing." richard roth, cbs news, tehran. >> couric: and coming up next here on the "cbs evening news", b.p.'s big shake-up. the controversial...
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. >>> elsewhere last night the house approved a measure that handed president obama a $33 billion boost for the troop surge in afghanistan. the measure made it through, despite democrats divided on the stripped down version and a recent top-secret leak exposing classified details about the controversial war. nbc's brian mooar has our report. >> reporter: despite a stalled economy, a growing budget gap, and a looming election, members of congress wrote another big check to pay for the war in afghanistan, but not without some public hammering at first. >> i cannot look my constituents in the eye and say that this operation will hurt our enemies more than it hurts us. >> reporter: a war that's now being cast in an even more unflattering light with the online leak of more than 91,000 pages of raw intelligence. president obama is playing it down. >> the fact is these documents don't reveal any issues that haven't already informed our public debate on afghanistan. >> reporter: but the pentagon says it's still assessing the damage. >> are there any things in there that could jeopardize our ope
. >>> elsewhere last night the house approved a measure that handed president obama a $33 billion boost for the troop surge in afghanistan. the measure made it through, despite democrats divided on the stripped down version and a recent top-secret leak exposing classified details about the controversial war. nbc's brian mooar has our report. >> reporter: despite a stalled economy, a growing budget gap, and a looming election, members of congress wrote another big check to pay for...
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the number of drowned strike in the country have tripled since president obama came to power. they do appear to be making an impact on the insurgency, and other taliban leaders still say they are winning the war. our correspondent reports from the northwest of pakistan. >> these are unmanned military aircraft from america that fly and in tribal areas of pakistan. they can be controlled to kill from the other side of the world. their impact is hard to assess, because the areas they hit are all but closed to journalists. this city is a link between the battle zone, and the outside world. here we get a glimpse of those who live with the drowned strikes. >> the drowned that tracks -- the drowned attacks only happen when foreign militants are present. they are targeted. >> but here a different completely -- a completely different view. >> we are all living with the drowned strikes. people killed our innocence. -- people killed are killed innocent. >> recent research found the majority of people targeted were militants, and not civilians, been killed by the drone attack. there are m
the number of drowned strike in the country have tripled since president obama came to power. they do appear to be making an impact on the insurgency, and other taliban leaders still say they are winning the war. our correspondent reports from the northwest of pakistan. >> these are unmanned military aircraft from america that fly and in tribal areas of pakistan. they can be controlled to kill from the other side of the world. their impact is hard to assess, because the areas they hit are...
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well the obama administration's pronouncement is like an alice in wonderland turning reality upside down they are the ones who are putting american soldiers and afghans lives at risk and in fact taking those lives every day in a war that they know can't be won and yet when wiki leaks and people who are whistleblowers tell the truth then this sort of explanation from the white house is that these people who are telling the truth exposing the lies are the ones putting the people's lives in danger i mean that is so ludicrous such nonsense but because of the tepid character of the the propaganda nature of the us corporate media that line will be promulgated time and time again today and tomorrow and in the coming days but i don't think the american people will believe that they want to know the truth. jim brown from the stop the war coalition in london spoke to us about who he thinks was responsible for the documents being leaked. i think we have to assume in the first place we have to assure you this is some individual who doesn't agree with united states afghan policy probably wants to exp
well the obama administration's pronouncement is like an alice in wonderland turning reality upside down they are the ones who are putting american soldiers and afghans lives at risk and in fact taking those lives every day in a war that they know can't be won and yet when wiki leaks and people who are whistleblowers tell the truth then this sort of explanation from the white house is that these people who are telling the truth exposing the lies are the ones putting the people's lives in danger...
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the white house documents detail the situation before president obama ordered as bridget a change of strategy. >> it poses a real and potential threat. >> the influx of new troops is nearing its height. the foreign secretary of this breach of intelligence will not do damage. >> in afghanistan, we are working together with so many other nations in the world. i hope any such leaks will not poison that atmosphere, and i do not think it will. >> the route the report, the drumbeat of civilian casualties -- throughout the report, the drumbeat of a division -- civilian casualties. a report of a civilian interpreter. the investigation was controlled by the british. we are not able to get the complete story. the document shows of covert taskforce given at the job of killing or capturing 2000 it named individuals. one report reads, six killed in action inside the compound. one adult female, one female child, four adult males. some of these actions may be outside the walls of war. >> it would be up to a court to decide, clearly, whether something is in the end of a crime. it does appear that th
the white house documents detail the situation before president obama ordered as bridget a change of strategy. >> it poses a real and potential threat. >> the influx of new troops is nearing its height. the foreign secretary of this breach of intelligence will not do damage. >> in afghanistan, we are working together with so many other nations in the world. i hope any such leaks will not poison that atmosphere, and i do not think it will. >> the route the report, the...
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has approved a bill to overhaul the running of america's financial heart signed into law by president obama it's hoped new regulations will provide greater protection consumers and give regulators more power to dismantle troubled firms as well as ranger risky trading at timothy's chief economist from john thomas financial explains you know. the bill could have been stronger but as i said it's i think it's necessary you know for a long time now the financial sector has been operating totally unregulated unfettered without any real controls we've seen the development of this huge amounts of added risk and very little added value to the real economy and in fact we saw what happened with this totally deregulated approach it nearly brought down the entire global economy so we needed to do something this is a step in the right direction it'll impose limits on the abilities of banks to trade with taxpayer backed funds limit the amount of speculation in food and fuel which is one of the reasons why we saw oil prices run up to one hundred fifty dollars a barrel a couple of years ago so these things
has approved a bill to overhaul the running of america's financial heart signed into law by president obama it's hoped new regulations will provide greater protection consumers and give regulators more power to dismantle troubled firms as well as ranger risky trading at timothy's chief economist from john thomas financial explains you know. the bill could have been stronger but as i said it's i think it's necessary you know for a long time now the financial sector has been operating totally...